Model comparison

GPT-5.2 Codex vs Olmo 3 32b Think

GPT-5.2 Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.6 to 38.7 on the Noometry Index.

Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.

GPT-5.2 Codex OpenAI

42.6

Rank #111 Reported

Summary

  • The widest gap is in coding, where GPT-5.2 Codex leads 45.5 to 38.6.
  • Olmo 3 32b Think has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

Side by side

GPT-5.2 Codex and Olmo 3 32b Think specifications
GPT-5.2 CodexOlmo 3 32b Think
ProviderOpenAIAllen Institute for AI (Ai2)
Noometry Index42.638.7
Released2025-12-18—
WeightsProprietaryOpen
Context window400K—
Max output128K—
Input $ / M tokens$1.75—
Output $ / M tokens$14—
Results tracked514

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Category by category

Coding GPT-5.2 Codex leads

GPT-5.2 Codex: 45.5 (#71), Olmo 3 32b Think: 38.6 (#172)

Coding benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexOlmo 3 32b Think
SWE-bench Verified (bash only)72.8%—
LMArena WebDev1339—
SWE-bench Multilingual66.3%—
LMArena Coding—1319
ALE-Bench1,300—

Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: 41.0 (#22), Olmo 3 32b Think: —

Agentic & Tool Use benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexOlmo 3 32b Think
Terminal-Bench66.5%—

Reasoning Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Olmo 3 32b Think: 25.9 (#140)

Reasoning benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexOlmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Hard Prompts—1302

Math Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Olmo 3 32b Think: 36.5 (#165)

Math benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexOlmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Math—1316

Knowledge Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Olmo 3 32b Think: 35.0 (#190)

Knowledge benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexOlmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Expert—1273

Multilingual Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Olmo 3 32b Think: 41.2 (#210)

Multilingual benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexOlmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Non-English—1255
LMArena Chinese—1300
LMArena French—1291
LMArena German—1290
LMArena Russian—1254

Instruction Following Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Olmo 3 32b Think: 67.2 (#198)

Instruction Following benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexOlmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Instruction Following—1275

Long Context Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Olmo 3 32b Think: 39.4 (#182)

Long Context benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexOlmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Longer Query—1296

Writing & Preference Not comparable

GPT-5.2 Codex: —, Olmo 3 32b Think: 49.1 (#193)

Writing & Preference benchmarks
BenchmarkGPT-5.2 CodexOlmo 3 32b Think
LMArena Text—1300
LMArena Creative Writing—1256
LMArena Multi-Turn—1290

Frequently asked questions

Is GPT-5.2 Codex better than Olmo 3 32b Think?

GPT-5.2 Codex is the stronger model overall, scoring 42.6 to 38.7 on the Noometry Index.

Is GPT-5.2 Codex or Olmo 3 32b Think better for coding?

GPT-5.2 Codex scores higher on coding benchmarks: 45.5 versus 38.6 in the Noometry coding category.

How many benchmarks do GPT-5.2 Codex and Olmo 3 32b Think share?

0 benchmarks have published results for both models. GPT-5.2 Codex has 5 scored results on Noometry and Olmo 3 32b Think has 14.

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